Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-06-10
Quite Cured.

Major Henderson was the most obsti-
nate man imaginable. For a whole
hour Lieut.. Mapleson tried TO convince
him that it was the hand and heart OF
Maudc Henderson for which he was
pleading, her comfortable little fortune
being a matter about which he was SUI
premely indifferent. At the expiration
of that hour Major Henderson's decis-
ion remained unchanged.
Save thousand pounds as proof
of your attachment TO my niece, and
will give my consent to your marriage
with her Under no other circum-
stances will | do so" This was the
extent to which the major would COM
nit himself.
Save thousand pounds, indeed!
Why, million would be equally posi-
bic to man of refined tastes with but
paltry two hundred or so year be-
sides his pay.
Maude waylaid her lover outside the
library-door. Very pretty she looked,
as she listened to dear Jacks angry
protcstations, her cheeks flushed and
her brown eyes filed with tears.
you will be true to me, my darl-
ing?" pleaded the impecunious lieu
tenant, rs his arm stole around her
waist and his tawny moustache pressed
her rosy lips.
True to him? Indeed and indeed she
would be.
you know dearest, you will be
twenty-one in fortnight's time, and
your own mistress. My sweet one will
fly with her poor, LOVING Jack, then,
won't shc?'
yes" rather dubiousy, 1t was
hard to put aside the prospect of being
followed to the altar by bevey Of
daintily-arraycd bridesmaids. although
she was so deeply in love.
True, she would soon be of age, and
consequently her own mistress. but what
would that fact avail her if she were
miles away from her loverP And such,
indeed seemed likely to be the case,
for her uncle carried her off to small
village in North Wales, the day after
Lieut.. Mapleson had been told of his
fate. OF course she left note behind
for dearest Jack, telling him the
name of the village TO which they
were going and earnestly begging him
TO do something, although she could
think of nothing practical TO suggest
On the morning OF her twenty-lirst
birthday Maude came down to break
fast, looking fresh and even IA little
happy. She had honestly tried to be
miserable for whole fortnight, and
had succeeded for two days. With
youth and health on ones side ii is al
most impossible to be thoroughly out
of spirits for any length of time, how
ever much one may be experiencing
the truth of the proVerb about "truc
love-" etc.
The landlady's br;ght-looking daugh-
ter brought in the coffee and rolls.
"Mrs. Evans, opposite, has let her
front rooms, mss, she volunteered.
"A gentleman all by himself came and
took them last night.
A gentleman, and alone! Maude's
spirits rose. ''Did YOU happen TO hear
Mrs. Evans say what her new lodger
is Ike? | suppose, added naughty,
deceitful Maud, ''he is an elderly gen
tloman?'
Yes, miss, quite. He's bit lame,
walks with stick and has a long, gray
beard. His names Mr., Browne.
Maude's spirits fell again. Al break
fast, however, she mentioned the new
arrival to her uncle.
Major Henderson was beginning TO
find North Wales little duil, so he lis
tened rather readily, thinking there
might, perhaps, be a prospect OF hav-
inr some one with whom to smoke a
friendly pipe.
In the course of the morning, when
the uncle and netce were Suing ia one
Of the many beautiful gIens in which
the ne ghborhood abounds, Maude saw
a bent figure approaching, walking
with stick.
II think. uncle, that must be Mr..
Browne, Mrs. Evans new lodgsr, " She
said.
Her uncle looked up from his book.
Out of health, ! should say, was Ma
ior Henderson's comment He doesn't
look oil enough To be so nhrm- "
When the stranger came up to them
he paused and inquired the way to swal-
low Fails.
"Maude started That voice! Her
uncle. however. merely made a court
eous reply Evidently hs suspicious
Vere not aroused.
"EAeuse me, 'coziiased tee Stranger,
"but have / not the pleasure OF ad-
dressing one who Is q aeigabor for the